Fire Financial, Insurance & Legal Services News & Articles

• Calif. city FD looks to join other agencies in billing insurance for responding to calls

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  The move would add about $1.5M a year to the Modesto department's budget; Chief Alan Ernst said it would help the agency maintain its level of service

• Why your department should focus on firefighter resilience

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  Organizations play an important role in the health and well-being of their individual members – here are 5 ways your department can promote resilience in the ranks

• Fla. first responders protest vaccine mandate

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  Dozens of responders and supporters gathered to rally against Orange County's pending vaccine deadline

• Should you conduct social media screenings when hiring firefighters?

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  Using social media to research potential firefighter candidates could cause problems for your department

• Fire rehab in the wildland: What every firefighter should know

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  First responders need to take care of themselves on the scene to lessen the risk of injuries and chronic illnesses

• Leadership’s role in inspiring excellence

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  5 ways to motivate the unmotivated, and to help those floundering to flourish

• Scott Moore, Esq., on what the law says about mandatory vaccinations

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  Moore and Rob Lawrence break down employer mandates and exemptions for mask wearing and vaccination

• Cyberattackers are coming for public safety; prepare now

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  Organizations and citizens have a “shared responsibility” to defend their data, computer hardware and software systems from ransomware attacks

• It’s coming from inside the house: Internal intentional misconduct in public safety

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  We must address public safety personnel who lie, cheat, steal, perjure, beat, molest, assault, falsify, embezzle and do otherwise bad things

• Bystander duty of care: Off-duty firefighter liability

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  What we can learn about first responders' responsibility to intervene from the death of George Floyd

• A firefighter-turned-therapist opens up about depression and overcoming counseling stigma

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  Firefighters long avoided talking about mental health, but could COVID-19 be reversing this trend?

• Reconsidering resolutions: How to recommit to New Year's resolutions during a pandemic

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  Believe it or not, COVID-19 may have amplified some of your top goals for the year

• ReIGNITE Quick Take: Making the volunteer to paid conversion

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  Seven areas of preparation for transitioning to a paid, cross-trained fire and EMS system

• 9 key questions you must be able to answer during budget negotiations

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  People expect more than an impassioned plea; they want data-driven details

• Financial mismanagement: The other smoldering fire

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  Put controls in place to prevent fire department fraud, embezzlement and other financial (and PR) nightmares

• Be careful how you spend your department’s CARES funding

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  Talk to an attorney or CPA to get clarity, and work through some of the Act’s oddities before spending any money

• Pinnacle 2020 Quick Take: Washington Update – The CARES Act 2.0; what the election will mean for EMS

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  A policy and regulation expert shares insights on the next wave of coronavirus relief funding, and the future of ET3 and telehealth

• Avoiding extinction: Become an advocate for fire and EMS funding

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  Connect with local officials and urge them to review funding program options to assist fire and EMS agencies

• Remembering my friend and mentor, Jack Stout

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  Jack Stout, the father of system status management and high-performance EMS, planted the seeds for patient-centered EMS

• How firefighters can manage their anxiety and stay sharp as the COVID-19 pandemic continues

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  A behavioral health expert breaks down ways responders can cope with the ongoing fear and anxiety they face while responding to and providing care during the pandemic

• Survey results: COVID-19’s financial impact on the fire service

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  How fire departments are managing staffing, non-response services, purchasing and travel impacts, plus decisions related to grant funding

• How to manage the impact of cutbacks to non-response services

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  Facing mounting fiscal challenges, many departments are forced to eliminate or reduce training, fire prevention, travel and physicals

• Freedom of speech: Social media and the public sector

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  Understanding the legal precedent behind free speech rights and how they apply to on and off-duty first responders

• The fire service budget tsunami is coming

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  Find ways to prove your worth, cut where you can, and maintain the safety of your members

• How to help fire departments prepare more successful grants

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  In this episode, host Marc Bashoor speaks with Cathie Patterson at FEMA to help departments prepare more successful grants

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